Yorgos Lanthimos is known for his distinctive visual style, transporting us to unique worlds in his films The Favourite, Poor Things, and most recently, Bugonia. But it’s not only moving pictures that he loves. The Greek auteur has developed a passion for still photography, which he now uses to compliment and contrast his film work. He estimates that he’s amassed around 70 or 80 cameras. “I guess there is a little bit of an addiction thing there,” he says with a laugh. “But I love them. Especially when you’re traveling, it’s always a struggle [to decide] how many and which ones [to take].”

Lanthimos started taking photos on film sets back when he was working on smaller movies and there wasn’t a budget for a behind-the-scenes photographer. Then he discovered it was an artistic endeavo

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